Colchuck Lake Panorama from Aasgard Pass
Here’s a 24-shot panorama overlooking Colchuck Lake with the Enchantment Peaks (or the Enchantments) off to the right, photographed from the doorway to the Enchantments, Aasgard Pass. To access Aasgard Pass one starts out on Trail #1599 and then continues on with Trail #1599.1 (Green Trails map #209S). Taken in mid-October when the larch are all ablaze in fall gold, this point is about 5½ miles in from the trailhead and around 6,000 feet above sea level. Because the mountains are so sheer, this photo is taken with a vertically handheld DSLR (digital single lens reflex) camera set at ISO 100 and f/8 using a wide-angle zoom lens (12 to 24). Entered into the “Nature & Landscapes” category and shared with the BetterPhoto Club: “Photographing the Northwest -- Hiking Club.”
GPS: Approximate location, latitude 47° 29' 11.81" N, longitude 120° 49' 45.67" W.
Keywords: Panorama, Trees, Nature, Landscape, Mountains, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, and USA.
Uploaded on December 27, 2009